Abrams spokesman Seth Bringman said Wednesday that “unnamed aides” in Washington anonymously promoted a falsehood published by several national outlets that the gubernatorial candidate bypassed the event Tuesday after she was refused a speaking slot.

“Stacey did not presume she would receive an invitation, nor did she or any member of our team ask for her to have a speaking spot at an event she could not attend,” Bringman said in a statement to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Abrams hasn’t specified what led her to bypass Biden’s event, though Bringman on Wednesday said it was a private “commitment she could not break.” He said by the time a colleague was sent an invitation from the White House for Abrams to attend, her plans were already set.